Is Cristiano Ronaldo still not done? Is Spain the World Cup’s most complete team? Day 22 recap
Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app Spain, finally, looked again…
USMNT into World Cup last 16 after beating Bosnia; Controversial red card clouds Balogun’s heroics
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The U.S. men’s national soccer team charged into the World Cup’s round of 16…
Bosnia coach grabs ball, gets yellow card in World Cup loss to USMNT
Bosnia-Herzegovina manager Sergej Barbarez earned himself a yellow card in a wild moment late in the U.S. men’s…
Can Folarin Balogun’s red card be overturned? Explaining World Cup appeal rules
Folarin Balogun was sent off in the only blot on an otherwise dream night for the United States…
Mexico into the top six: Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 20
With just under half of the matches in the round of 32 now completed, the last 16 is…
The U.S. move into the top 10 for the first time. Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 19
Well, that changes things. On the second day of the World Cup round of 32, two of the…
Archie Stark could have changed the course of soccer history. Instead, he set up a gas station
It’s a World Cup tale quite unlike any other. The greatest goalscorer in United States soccer history turned…
Are England’s key players finding form? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 17
The conclusion of the group stages brought some late drama, with Austria equalising in the last seconds to…
Does Algeria 3-3 Austria take top spot? Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s…
Why is a 0-0 draw our pick of the tournament? Ranking every match at the 2026 World Cup
Do you have a favourite match of the World Cup? Could you order all of them? Well, that’s…
Are favourites France getting stronger still? Re-ranking the 48 World Cup teams after day 16
That’s a wrap on day 16. World Cup favourites France and the brilliant Ousmane Dembele didn’t take it…
Can Dembele retain Ballon d’Or at World Cup of stars? U.S. coach’s big offer: Day 16 recap
We are down to the final day of the marathon 72-game World Cup group stage. The penultimate set…